Complementary and alternative medicine use among elderly persons: One- year analysis of a blue shield Medicare supplement

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2000, Pages

  Astin, John A ^a   Pelletier, Kenneth R ^a   Marie, Ariane ^b   Haskell, William L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDICARE; MEDITATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034048637     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/55.1.M4     Document Type: Article

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